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Baithak (Floor seat)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A baithak is also a guest room typical of havelis in Shekhawati region. Mattresses combined with large pillows and bolsters are laid out in the baithak which acts as a floor seat for guests to be entertained.
Details
- Title: Baithak (Floor seat)
- Location: Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Textile
- Region: Shekhawati
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